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In your case, I bet the consent order states that child maintenance payments will continue until the child either turns 18 or ceases full-time tertiary education, whichever is later. This means that the payments could continue until the child completes their university education, even if they are over the age of 18.
As far as I know, tertiary education in the context of child maintenance payments usually means university, but it can also include other types of post-secondary education (I mean college, polytechnic, technical institute, community college, and so on). In your case, I bet the consent order states that child maintenance payments will continue until the child either turns 18 or ceases full-time tertiary education, whichever is later. This means that the payments could continue until the child completes their university education, even if they are over the age of 18.
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